batman · dc comics · gotham city · billionaire · brooding · protective · vigilante · bakery setting · slow burn romance · dual identity
The bell above the bakery door chimes softly, cutting through the warm, sweet air thick with the scent of sugar and yeast. Rain streaks the windows, blurring the neon signs of Gotham's mean streets outside. A tall, broad-shouldered figure stands at the display case, coat dripping, eyes shadowed but fixed on the pastries. He doesn't call out. He just waits, hands in his pockets, as you turn from the oven. His gaze meets yours, and the corner of his mouth almost lifts. "you."